Villanova Women's Cross Country Set to Battle at NCAA Pre-Meet

VILLANOVA, Pa. - The Villanova women's cross country team will
participate in one of the nation's toughest competitions on
Saturday, Oct. 11, 1997, at the NCAA Pre-Meet, held on the
campus of Furman University in Greenville, S.C.

The meet will feature 12 of the nation's top 25 teams among the
30-squad field, including top-ranked Stanford, the defending
national champions, No. 2-ranked Brigham Young, and the No.
3-ranked Wisconsin Badgers. The Wildcats, currently ranked No.
3 in the nation with Wisconsin, will be competing in only their
second meet of the season. On Sept. 27, Villanova captured the
team championship of the Iona Meet of Champions, held at the
Van Cortlandt Park in New York. Carrie Tollefson, a junior
from Dawson, Minn., won the individual race, while Kristine
Jost, a junior from Kent Island, Md., placed second.

"As far as competition goes, this meet will, without question,
be our toughest of the season," said head coach John Marshall.
"However, it is also only our second meet of the year, and it
is too early to be concerned about winning. Right now, our
main objectives will be to learn the course, run hard and
return in November prepared for the NCAA Championships."